https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/grandparents/Recent content in Grandparents on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usThu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/letters/since-you-asked-surprised-in-sacramento/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/letters/since-you-asked-surprised-in-sacramento/<p><strong>Dear Lorraine,</strong></p> <p>Five years ago I sold the house I&rsquo;d lived in for thirty-one years and moved from Pittsburgh to Sacramento to be near my son David and his family. He has two children, ages nine and six now. When I imagined it, I imagined Sunday dinners and school plays and being woven into their daily life. I imagined mattering.</p> <p>What I have is this: David calls when they need a sitter. I am there within the hour, always. I love those children with everything I have. But I am never invited to Sunday dinner. I don&rsquo;t know their friends. I don&rsquo;t know the rhythms of their household. I am not in the family, I think. I am available to it.</p>